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Date: 29th July 2022
Retirement – that magical time when we can finally live our lifelong dreams. Increased life expectancy means that many of us can now expect a longer retirement, but this comes at a cost: the increasing prevalence of age-related cognitive decline, which could leave us vulnerable to costly financial errors.
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Date: 13th June 2022
Although the concept of ethical investing has been around for decades, interest in this sector has grown most rapidly in recent years traversed from niche products firmly into the mainstream. A key reason for this growth in popularity has been increased levels of consumer awareness across a range of social and environmental issues.
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Date: 12th May 2022
In recent years, the existence of a generational wealth gap has become all too clear. Thanks to a combination of large gains in property and stock markets over the past few decades, and generous final salary pension schemes, the baby boom generation now hold over half of all UK private wealth.
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Date: 13th April 2022
Updated info, figures and rates on... Tax on residential property purchase, Capital Gains Tax (CGT), Personal Allowances, Income Tax Rates, National Insurance, Pension Allowances, Tax-free savings for individuals, Corporation Tax, Inheritance Tax (IHT) and State Pension entitlements.
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Date: 16th March 2022
The emergence of COVID-19 brought a rapid end to the drawn-out recovery of major stock markets from the share price lows associated with the financial crisis a decade ago. When the scale of the threat to lives and livelihoods became apparent, market analysts and investors reassessed the global economic outlook and corporate prospects.
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Date: 20th May 2021
New parents are spending more than ever preparing for their baby’s arrival, research5 has revealed. According to the study, the average spend has increased more than 18% since 2012 and now stands at £1,645.
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Date: 11th May 2021
These days, homeownership is simply unaffordable for many young people. That’s why more and more aspiring buyers are deciding to co-buy a property with friends.
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Date: 5th May 2021
With house-hunting, offers, surveys, legal searches, new schools and other pre-move essentials to fit around everyday life, there’s not always a lot of time to consider how moving day itself will pan out.
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Date: 10th Mar 2021
When the property market reopened in mid-May last year (2020), pent-up demand, combined with many people reassessing their housing needs following lockdown, led to a surge in buyer demand.
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Date: 1st Mar 2021
Last January, as a new decade dawned, little did we know how the next 12 months would unfold. Now, as another year begins, there are growing shoots of optimism but, whatever the year does bring, a crucial lesson from 2020 is undoubtedly the need to prioritise financial wellbeing in order to ensure we can cope with life’s trials and tribulations.
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Date: 27th Feb 2021
Over the past year, our vulnerabilities have been starkly exposed by coronavirus, and the pandemic continues to present an array of challenges on many different levels.
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Date: 25th Feb 2021
The increased time spent at home has prompted many of us to reflect on our living space and contemplate moving. Yet the amount of space you can get for your hard-earned cash varies widely by region.
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Date: 17th Feb 2021
With the end of the tax year fast approaching (Monday 5 April), if you have cash that you don’t need to access in the short term and would like to use some or all of this year’s ISA allowance, don’t leave it too late and risk missing out on this opportunity to save tax-efficiently...
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